Globalization and Diversity Chapters 6-9 – Flashcards
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Beneath which part of the U.S. is its largest aquifer, the Ogallala Aquifer, located ?
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The Great Plains
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Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought ?
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Spain
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What is the approximate population of the Russian Domain ?
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200 Million Residents
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What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well known ?
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Horsemanship
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What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain ?
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The Barents Sea
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What is one of the sources of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain ?
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Nuclear fallout tests into the atmosphere
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What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture in the Russian Domain ?
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The northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain
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Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture large cities, and major industrial activities ?
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European Lowland
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Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes ?
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Novaya Zemlya
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What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet ?
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Alps
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What makes Russia distinctive ?
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It has the largest land area of any country on Earth
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Why is the city of Chernobyl well known ?
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It is the site of the world's worst ever nuclear accident
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What is the approximate population of Europe ?
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530 Million
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Which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater ?
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Lake Baikal
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What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France ?
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Pyrenees
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Which country or Europe has the largest population in the region?
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Germany
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In which European country would you find fjords
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Norway
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In Europe with what type of feature are the names Rhine, Loire, Thames, and Elbe associated ?
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Rivers
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In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the delta of the Nile River located ?
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Egypt
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What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/ North Africa ?
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Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
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What happens in domestication ?
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Plant and animals were purposely selected and bred for their desirable characteristics
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How many countries make up the European Union ?
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27
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Definition of Physiological density
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A population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land
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How many countries does Europe contain ?
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42
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By what name is the eastern Mediterranean region of Southwest Asia and North Africa known ?
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Levant
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In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the Aswan High Dam located ?
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Egypt
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What animal is the most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa ?
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Goats
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What is the chief problem associated with the use of groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa ?
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It is being depleted faster than replenished
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What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa ?
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Wood and charcoal used for household energy needs
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Definition of hydropolitics
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Conflict between two nations over the water resources contained in a river
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Definition of Transhumance
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The seasonal movement of animals between wet and dry season pasture
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By what name is the region of Southwest Asia and North Africa most commonly known ?
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The Middle East
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What is the Great Escarpment ?
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A landform that rims Southern Africa from Angola to South Africa
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In what region of Sub-Saharan Africa are the most secure wildlife reserves located ?
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The southern portion of the region
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What is the only country in Africa with an extensive area of mountainous topography ?
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Ethopia
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In what region of Sub- Saharan Africa in desertification most server ?
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Sahel
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What part of Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to global climate change ?
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Arid and semiarid regions such as Sahel and the horn of Africa some grasslands, and coastal lowlands of West Africa and Angola
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As a region, what is the unifying theme of Sub-Saharan Africa ?
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Similar livelihood systems and shared colonial experience
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What are the primary compounds found in acid rain ?
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Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
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In what region of the U.S. is the Piedmont located ?
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Southeast
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Which country in Sub- Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region ?
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Nigeria
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What region of the U.S. contains the country's densest population settlement ?
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Atlantic Coast
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The settlement of North America by Europeans took place in how many stages ?
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Three
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry ?
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When they are teenagers
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What migration trend was caused by mechanization of farming ?
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Rural- to- urban migration
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What is the great threat to biodiversity in Latin America ?
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Deforestation
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Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation ?
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Brazil
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What makes the Amazon River basin distinctive ?
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It is the world's largest river by volume
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What is the name of the mountain chain that extends the length of South America's west coast ?
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Andes
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Over the last 40 years approximately what % of the Brazilian Amazon rain forest has been destroyed
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20
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What is grassification ?
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the conversion of tropical forest into pasture
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What is the source of approximately 70% of Mexico City's water ?
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Aquifers
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What % of the world's plant and animal species are found in the Amazon rainforest ?
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50
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During what period of time has the Sunbelt region of the U.S. grown most quickly ?
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1970- present
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How many residents does a city need in its metropolitan area to qualify as a megacity ?
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10 Million
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What are the boundaries of Latin America ?
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The Rio Grande in the North to Tierra del Fuego in the South
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Today what percentage of North Americans population is urban ?
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80 %
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During which era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S. City were cities compact, usually about 3-4 miles in diameter ?
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Pedestrian/ Horse Car era
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During which era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S. City did suburban growth begin ?
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Automobile era
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The Caspian Mountains are located between which two bodies of water ?
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Caspian and Black Sea
